Improvement in wall-paper exhibitors



W. H. HAZZARD. Wall Paper Exhibitor."

N O I 6 6 0 0 5 Patented J uly 27, 18 7 5. I

INVENIOB I ATTORNEYS.

N.PETERS, PNOTO-t-HMIJGfiAPHER, WASHINGTON, u C.

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WILLIAM HAZZARD, OF EASTON, PENNSYLVANIA.

IMPROVEMENT IN WALL-PAPER EXHIBITORS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 166,005, dated July 27,1875 application filed April 3, 1875.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that'I, WILLIAM H. Hnzznan, of Easton, in the county ofNorthampton and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and usefulImprovement in Wall-Paper EX- hi-bitor, of which the following is aspecification:

Figure 1 is a front view of my improved machine, part being broken awayto show the construction. Fig. 2 is a vertical cross-section of thesame.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

The object of this invention is to furnish an improved device forexhibiting wall-paper,

which shall be convenient in use, and will avoid the necessity ofconstantly unrolling and rolling up the rolls of the paper, and theconsequent injury to it in exhibiting it to customers. The inventionwill first be fully described in connection with the drawing, and thenpointed out in the claims.

A is the frame-work of the machine, which consists of two V-shapedframes, connected at their sides and apexes by cross-bars, making theframe wedge-shaped in its general form. B are two shafts, to which, neartheir ends, are attached pulleys O. The journals of the lower shaft Brevolve 'in bearings attached to the lower end cross-bar of the frame A.The journals of the upper roller B revolve in bearings in the heads oftwo screws, D, which pass up through holesin end crossbars of the frameA, and have nuts cl screwed upon their upper ends, so that the saidupper roller can be ad justed to regulate the tension of the endlessbelts E, that pass around the pulleys (J, attached to the said shafts B.To each of the endless belts E are attached, at equal distances apart,an even number of blocks, F, in which are formed holes forthe ends ofthe shafts G. To each of the shafts G, near one end, is attached a smallpulley, H. I is an endless cord that passes around guide-pulleys J,attached to the end frame of the machine near its apex, and to sidecross-bars ofthe frame A bel w the level of the upper shaft B, so thatas ea h of the shafts G' comes into a position directly above the uppershaft B, its pulley H may come into contact with the cord I, to enablethe said shaft G to be turned by the move meut of the said cord I. K aretwo rollers, the upper one of which is pivoted to the upper parts of theend frames of the machine just below their apeXes. The lower roller K ispivoted to the outer ends of two bars, L, that are secured to the endframes of the machine by hand-screws M. The inner ends of the bars L areslotted longitudinally to receive the screws M, so that the said rollerK may be readily adjusted into such a position as willdisplay the paperto the best advantage. As each shaft G comes into position above theshaft B' it may be locked in place by a lockbar, N, pivoted to the endframe of the machine, and which has a notch formed in its lower edge, toreceive and fit upon the block F of said shaft G. as shown in Fig. 2. Toone end of the shaft B is attached a crank, O, for turning it to bringany desired shaft G into position.

In using the machine, samples about a yard in length of all the kinds ofthe same-priced paper in the stock are pasted together into a continuousstrip, and one of these sample-strips is rolled upon each alternateshaft G. When it is desired to exhibit the samples of any fixed price,thew-shaft. O is operated to bring the empty shaft G in front of saidroll of samples above the upper roller B, where it is secured in placeby the lock-bar N. A cord attached to the outer edge of the strip ofsamples is then passed around the rollers K, and secured to a pin orother catch attached to the center of the empty shaft G. Then, bydrawing the cord I downward in the direction of arrows l, the sampleswill be carried around the rollers K in the direction of arrows 2, andwound upon the empty shaft G. Should the customer desire to again lookat the samples or some. of the samples that have been shown and rolledup, the crank O is operated to carry the shaft G, upon which the sampleshave been wound, to the rear side of the machine, and to bring the shaftG, from which they have been wound, into position above the shaft B.Then, by drawing the cord I in the same direction as before, the stripof samples will be wound back upon the shaft from which they had beenunwound. 7

Le left upon whichever shaft they may happen to be. The strip of samplesis kept taut while being wound from one of the shafts G to the other bythe brake-bars P, the upper ends of which are connected above the topshaft G by a rubber or coiled spring, Q. The lower ends of the bars Pare pivoted to the upright end frames A by pins or bolts, in suchpositions that the said bars P may bear upon the two shafts Gr nextbelow the top shaft G with sufficient force to keep the strip of samplestaut While being wound from one of said shafts to another.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent 1. The combination of the shafts and pulleys B C, theendless belts E, the bearingblocks F, the shafts and pulleys Gr H, theendless cord I, and the guide-pulleys J With each other and with theframe A, substantially as herein shown and described.

2. The combination of the rollers K, the slotted bars L, and theclamping-screws M with the frame A of the device, substantially asherein shown and described.

- 3. The combination of the pivoted brakebars P and the spring Q withthe shafts G, and with the frame A of the machine, substantially asherein shown and described.

WILLIAM H. HAZZARD. Witnesses:

FRANK ASHTON, PEACE BARNITT.

